The Mating Mind: How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human NatureKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 21 дек. 2011 г. - Всего страниц: 528 At once a pioneering study of evolution and an accessible and lively reading experience, a book that offers the most convincing—and radical—explanation for how and why the human mind evolved. Consciousness, morality, creativity, language, and art: these are the traits that make us human. Scientists have traditionally explained these qualities as merely a side effect of surplus brain size, but Miller argues that they were sexual attractors, not side effects. He bases his argument on Darwin’ s theory of sexual selection, which until now has played second fiddle to Darwin’ s theory of natural selection, and draws on ideas and research from a wide range of fields, including psychology, economics, history, and pop culture. Witty, powerfully argued, and continually thought-provoking, The Mating Mind is a landmark in our understanding of our own species. |
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... genetic quality of their offspring . ( Most animals inherit half their genes from mother and half from father . ) As we shall see , one of the main reasons why mate choice evolves is to help animals choose sexual partners who carry good ...
... genetic quality of their offspring . ( Most animals inherit half their genes from mother and half from father . ) As we shall see , one of the main reasons why mate choice evolves is to help animals choose sexual partners who carry good ...
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... genetic engineering experiment in which their sexual choices did the genetic screening . Giving so much credit to sexual choice can make sexual 10 THE MATING MIND.
... genetic engineering experiment in which their sexual choices did the genetic screening . Giving so much credit to sexual choice can make sexual 10 THE MATING MIND.
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... genetic differences between individuals . ) As we shall see , the human mind's most distinctive features , such as our capacities for language , art , music , ideology , humor , and creative intelligence , fit these criteria quite well ...
... genetic differences between individuals . ) As we shall see , the human mind's most distinctive features , such as our capacities for language , art , music , ideology , humor , and creative intelligence , fit these criteria quite well ...
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... genetic determinism . " Many critics allege that evolutionary psychology tries to reduce psychology to biology , by explaining the mind's intricacies in terms of the brute replication of genes . In general , there is nothing wrong with ...
... genetic determinism . " Many critics allege that evolutionary psychology tries to reduce psychology to biology , by explaining the mind's intricacies in terms of the brute replication of genes . In general , there is nothing wrong with ...
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... genes , even when they leave no fossil or archeological records . After the Human Genome Project identifies all 80,000 or so human genes in the next couple of years , we can look forward to three further developments that will allow ...
... genes , even when they leave no fossil or archeological records . After the Human Genome Project identifies all 80,000 or so human genes in the next couple of years , we can look forward to three further developments that will allow ...
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The Runaway Brain | 68 |
A Mind Fit for Mating | 99 |
Ornamental Genius | 138 |
Courtship in the Pleistocene | 177 |
Bodies of Evidence | 224 |
Arts of Seduction | 258 |
Virtues of Good Breeding | 292 |
Cyrano and Scheherazade | 341 |
The Wit to Woo | 392 |
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